01 GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08331243 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-02-07
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-12-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 01 GROUP LIMITED
  19. 2012-12-14
    ➕
    MUIRHEAD-SMITH, Nicholas Terence appointed
    director
  20. 2012-12-14
    ➕
    MUIRHEAD-SMITH, Sarah Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Terence Muirhead-Smith
Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
50–75%
—50-75% shares14/12/2016
Mrs Sarah Louise Muirhead-Smith
Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/12/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

167-169 Great Portland Street
5th Floor
London
W1W 5PF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MUIRHEAD-SMITH, Nicholas Terence→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-12-14
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Active
MUIRHEAD-SMITH, Sarah Louise→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-12-14
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Active

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Recent filings (39 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-17